Meaning of PROPHASE
| Pronunciation: | | 'prow`feyz
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- [n] the first stage of mitosis
- [n] the first stage of meiosis
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| | See Also: | | diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, meiosis, miosis, mitosis, pachytene, phase of cell division, reduction division, synezesis, synizesis, zygotene | |
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| | Definition: | | The first stage of mitosis. The individual chromosomes of the cell become clearly visible within the nucleus with a light microscope as they condense from long, thin, wispy structures to thick structures, and they appear as a tangled jumble of paired, identical chromatids. By late prophase, the nuclear membrane disappears and all of the chromosomes are fully condensed. |
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